Make your narrow backyard garden look wider (and more beautiful) with these clever garden design ideas, tips and tricks.
Urban gardens are often long and thin. Even country gardens can be short and narrow. These 12 real gardens show you what can be achieved by following a few simple garden design and landscaping principles. Successful gardening starts with good garden design!
Some of the gardens featured open once a year in Faversham Open Gardens and Garden Market Day, held on the last Sunday in June every year.
There is more about some of the Faversham long, thin town gardens here:http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/6-easy-tips-narrow-town-garden-success/
Some also open once a year in Whitstable, via the NGS. Check the NGS website for dates.
You can also read more about the Whitstable gardens here:http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/how-to-create-a-delightful-seaside-garden/
and here: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/8-steps-long-thin-garden-dreams/
Find out more about Francine Raymond’s yellow and grey garden on her blog:http://www.kitchen-garden-hens.co.uk/
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I'm enjoying these videos very much, thank you!
Some really sensible down to earth tips here! Thanks. New subscriber.
Wd like to no about what do do with wide gardens and u can can see everything right away x
I simply appreciate your presentation. So often such videos show million dollar gardens with music, and that's nice, but as I work in my garden I am looking for practical ideas, as in this case, for specific areas that I don't know what to do with them. Thank you for the inspiration and ideas.
you explain your job like professional i congratulate you
So many good ideas in 4 1/2 minutes.
I accidentally came across this vedio. It's really good.
Really enjoying your content! On a dry day I take my laptop outside and play my youtube gardening playlist for company whilst I am weeding or pottering around, great company thank you! London or city gardens can be so creative abd size variant. So many ideas.. I am focusing on creating a four season garden. Please keep up the good work!
Really enjoy these kind of blogs, i am always looking for inspiration , cottage gardens are my favourites and looking round other peoples gardens for ideas,
A very helpful and enjoyable video. Thank you
I moved into a house almost 3 years ago. Last year my garden was beautiful but im from iteland so the weather has everything distroyed. My garden is like a swamp.😢😢 Have you any tips or links that can guide me to a nicer space? Thank you
practical and down to earth ideas..
Very helpful video..fan here
New subscriber to your channel in June 2020. Beautiful, practical ideas. Glad to have found you. Feeling inspired. 🌿🍀🌳
Your channel has amazing content and most importantly, very well explained, straight on point. Designing a garden is like creating a masterpiece, an art work, where every single element plays its fundamental role. I’m so glad I’ve found you, Alexandra. You’re so inspiring. Thank you. Happy gardening 🌿🌸🐝
TROMPE-L'OEIL & MIRRORS
Thankyou for yet another inspirational video. I'd enjoy a Middle Size Garden Vlog on how to go about the clever use of mirrors (safe plastic) in order to deceive the mind's eye from reality to a perception of greater spatial expanse.
Still largely more disregarded, perhaps rather more challenging, however in the end considerable fun, would be to make a Middle Size Garden short feature devoted to the garden revival and engagement of the delightful quirky mural art of Trompe-l'oeil.
Thank you I am new small cottage house in New York City,, use to live in high rise building in Manhattan,, your design idea is what I love to do thanks
Alexandra, I love the tall plants at 2:24. Can you tell me anything about them? Are they a particular variety of garlic?
Am about to move , and take on a loooong , narrow garden . Will definitely watch this again before doing anything . Great channel.
Excellent advice
Wow Alexandra – what a find! Clear simple, well-explained, and even though I think I'm a keen gardening reader, these tips are genuinely new and myth-busting. I am about to move to central London – to a city garden after having spent my life in the countryside, so I was worried about how to handle my ridiculously tiny garden and was planning to get a designer in, but just maybe I now have the confidence to have a go myself..?
Every word is still useful, even on re-viewing after many months! Thanks again, Alexandra.
What was the fuscha near the end of the video with the huge blooms?
Some good tips in your video. I have a very long garden.
You find organizational solutions to what seem like completely intractable problems ~ thank you!